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Saturday, February 14th, 3:50am PST
Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 21-27 kt 110° 74.5 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO
 
--- --- --- 21-27 kt 110° 75.2 °F
NORTHERN HAWAII ONE
 
10.2 ft 9 sec 64° 17-23 kt 80° 74.5 °F
Hanalei, Kauai, HI
 
8.9 ft 15 sec 325° --- --- 75.7 °F
WHOTS
 
--- --- --- 21 kt 110° 76.1 °F
Waimea Bay, HI
 
6.9 ft 14 sec 325° --- --- 76.8 °F
Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI
 
7.5 ft 9 sec 44° --- --- 74.7 °F
Mokapu Point, HI
 
8.5 ft 8 sec 58° --- --- 76.3 °F
Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI
 
4.3 ft 15 sec 276° --- --- 77.2 °F
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI
 
3.6 ft 8 sec 151° --- --- 76.8 °F
Pauwela, Maui, HI
 
9.2 ft 9 sec 50° --- --- 75.7 °F
Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI
 
3.6 ft 14 sec 272° --- --- 77.7 °F
Hilo, Hawaii, HI
 
8.5 ft 9 sec 54° --- --- 75.7 °F
SOUTHEAST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 17-21 kt 70° 77.0 °F
SOUTHWEST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 23-27 kt 90° 77.2 °F
Ipan, Guam
 
8.2 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 82.2 °F
North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia
 
7.5 ft 13 sec 31° --- --- 84.7 °F
Aunuu, American Samoa
 
5.9 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 84.9 °F
King-Poloa, American Samoa
 
5.6 ft 11 sec --- --- 84.9 °F
Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 

NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51001)

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NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO (NOAA 51101)

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Hanalei, Kauai (CDIP 202)

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Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 
Hanalei buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP
 
 Kauai Wind Observations
Lower LimahuliENE(70°)1-5 kt1:15 am  Sat 2/14
Common GroundSSE(150°)1-4 kt1:15 am  Sat 2/14
Moloaa DairyESE(120°)7-13 kt12:45 am  Sat 2/14
HanamauluNNW(330°)1-3 kt1:15 am  Sat 2/14
LihueE(80°)11 kt1:00 am  Sat 2/14
Nawiliwili NosE(90°)17-21 kt1:24 am  Sat 2/14
PoipuENE(70°)6-14 kt1:00 am  Sat 2/14
Lawai NtbgE(80°)10-15 kt1:15 am  Sat 2/14
Port AllenE(90°)16-22 kt1:00 am  Sat 2/14
Makaha RidgeSSE(160°)2-5 kt1:11 am  Sat 2/14
ManaE(90°)2-3 kt1:34 am  Sat 2/14
Barking SandsSE(130°)4 kt1:00 am  Sat 2/14
Puu LuaE(80°)6-15 kt1:35 am  Sat 2/14
Puu OpaeENE(60°)3-10 kt1:34 am  Sat 2/14
Waimea HeightsENE(70°)4-16 kt1:35 am  Sat 2/14

Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service
 
Hanalei tide chart


Waimea Bay Kauai tide chart
Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina
 
Big Island cloud cover
Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service
 
Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy
 
FZHW50 PHFO 140125 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 325 PM HST Fri Feb 13 2026 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 325 PM HST Fri Feb 13 2026 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... Strong high pressure building far north of the waters will continue to drift east into next week. Trade winds are expected to strengthen over the weekend with possible gales over the Alenuihaha Channel on Sunday.




Kauai Northwest Waters- 325 PM HST Fri Feb 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

TONIGHT
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds and north northwest 5 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers this evening. Scattered showers after midnight.

SATURDAY
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds and north northwest 5 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning. Isolated showers in the afternoon.

SATURDAY NIGHT
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds and north northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers.

SUNDAY
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 9 seconds. Scattered showers.

SUNDAY NIGHT
East winds to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 9 seconds. Scattered showers.

MONDAY
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning.

MONDAY NIGHT
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds.

TUESDAY
East southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers through the day.

WEDNESDAY
East southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, easing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon, rising to 20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day.




Kauai Windward Waters- 325 PM HST Fri Feb 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

TONIGHT
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds and north northwest 5 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers this evening, then scattered showers after midnight.

SATURDAY
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 10 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds and north northwest 5 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning.

SATURDAY NIGHT
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 10 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds and north northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers.

SUNDAY
East winds to 25 knots. Seas 10 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds. Scattered showers.

SUNDAY NIGHT
East winds to 25 knots. Seas 11 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds. Scattered showers.

MONDAY
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 11 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning.

MONDAY NIGHT
East winds to 25 knots. Seas 11 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight.

TUESDAY
East southeast winds to 25 knots. Seas 11 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: East 11 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers through the day.

WEDNESDAY
East southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 11 to 13 feet. Wave Detail: East 11 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day.




Kauai Leeward Waters- 325 PM HST Fri Feb 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

TONIGHT
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 15 seconds. Scattered showers this evening. Isolated showers after midnight.

SATURDAY
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers.

SATURDAY NIGHT
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers.

SUNDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots, rising to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers.

SUNDAY NIGHT
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers.

MONDAY
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers.

MONDAY NIGHT
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers.

TUESDAY
East southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers.

WEDNESDAY
East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers through the night. Scattered showers through the day.




Kauai Channel- 325 PM HST Fri Feb 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

TONIGHT
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers.

SATURDAY
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 7 feet at 8 seconds and north northwest 3 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers.

SATURDAY NIGHT
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 8 feet at 8 seconds and north northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers.

SUNDAY
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 9 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon.

SUNDAY NIGHT
East winds to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 9 feet at 9 seconds. Scattered showers.

MONDAY
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 9 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers.

MONDAY NIGHT
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 10 feet at 8 seconds.

TUESDAY
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight.

WEDNESDAY
East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, rising to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers.




Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service
 
Wetsand Hawaii 7-day forecast
Surfline Kauai North 3-day forecast
Kauai South 3-day forecast
Magic Seaweed Hanalei Bay 10-day forecast
Long-range surf forecasts provided by Wetsand, Surfline and Magicseaweed